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Gaydar radio stops broadcasting after 11 years
Sony Award-winning Gaydar Radio has stopped broadcasting after 11 years.
The station, which had , listeners per month, was launched in as a service aimed at the same-sex attracted community.
Owner QSoft Consulting blamed the cost of investing in digital audio broadcasting (DAB) for its closure.
Its two radio licences possess been transferred to another station for lesbian, homosexual, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people, Manchester-based Gaydio.
QSoft's leader executive officer, Trevor Martin, said the "challenges" of the DAB sector "were increasingly holding QSoft help from investing in its core" business. The business will now focus on its other business interests.
Mr Martin said everyone paired with Gaydar Radio should be "immensely proud" of its achievements.
"The station has devoted an extraordinary amount of time to support social causes within the LGBT community as adequately as supporting talent within the music industry," he said.
"The transfer of the DAB licences to Gaydio will ensure that the time and money invested in Gaydar Radio will continue to live on."
Gaydio, which is said to at
Over the weekend, Rome connected most major cities around the world and held it&#;s annual gay self-acceptance parade.
Apparently this year&#;s event was nothing on the EuroPride march the town hosted last year, which saw 1 million people march through the italian capital.
But it was the first time I (with R in tow) attended an LGBT event and it was definitely an eye opener for both of us.
The theme for this year&#;s Roma Event was VOGLIAMO TUTTO (we need everything)&#;
&#;and everything was on show.
For some, getting the message across was the most important part of the parade&#;
The sign reads: (left)It is everyone&#;s you don&#;t like it.. receive off at the next stop. (right) Where there is love, there is a home, where there is hate, there is the Vatican.
&#;for others, it was all about getting themselves out there infront of the cameras.
It has been an historic year so far for LGBT rights in Italy after the political party Italia dei Valori (Italy of Values) announced in May that it would thrust for marriage equality- the first time a party has endorsed same-sex marriage in Italy.
Who knows, we may be seeing more of these in Rome very soon!
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Marco From Puglia on Homosexual Life in Italy
Whenever we come to Italy, our gaydar is always in a state of flummox! Every other guy here is ripped to perfection and dressed immaculately. Personal space isn&#;t an issue with Italians – it&#;s easy to misconstrue guiltless friendly warm gestures. Not that we&#;re complaining!
We always welcome a trip to the bel paese. We love it and always leave wanting to restore – from our first year anniversary in Venice, our gay road trip in Puglia, the glorious Amalfi coast, exploring historical Rome, and partying in the exciting gay scene of Milan. The Italian cities and countryside simply tick every box.
But, when it comes to LGBTQ rights here, it is lagging behind its West European neighbors. For example, Italy has not yet introduced LGBTQ+ equality (although civil unions were introduced in ) and anti-discrimination laws have not been applied nationwide. This is not to say that this beautiful country is in any way a dangerous place for gender non-conforming travelers – quite the contrary! This place applications so much for LGBTQ travelers and welcomes them with open arms. So what is gay being in Italy really like?
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Researchers from the University of Surrey, Instituto Universitario in Portugal and University of Padua in Italy, studied whether heterosexual, homosexual and lesbian men and women believe their voice is an indicator of their sexual orientation to others and their desire for it to be disclosed.
Surveying men and women (heterosexual, homosexual and lesbian) researchers discovered that men believed their voices are more revealing of their sexual orientation than women, indicating that stronger stereotypes about gay voice exist for men than women. Homosexual men are assumed to lisp and have mild high pitched voices, whilst lesbians are believed to sound masculine and possess deep, low pitched voices.
It was also identified that heterosexual men, who perceived themselves as more masculine sounding than homosexual men, wanted their voice to identify their sexual orientation when meeting someone for the first time. Researchers believe this may be due to concerns about being misidentified as lesbian, leaving them vulnerable to discrimination and lessening their chances of attracting a female partner.
Gay men and lesbian women showed no desire for their voice to disclose their sexual orienta
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